SNUBBING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

snubbing

verb

present participle of snub

as in rejecting

to deliberately ignore or treat rudely the snob in town always snubbed anyone she thought was beneath her

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as in disdaining

to show contempt for a social set that snubs anyone below their income bracket

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Recent Examples of snubbing However, when one of the three women feels guilty about snubbing their lifelong pal, Mel shows up and suddenly the weekend turns to complete chaos, tempting the trio to break free from the madness that has hobbled their friend group for years. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Yet no one hauled him before Congress to answer for stoking racial tensions, snubbing George Washington, or making America sad on her birthday. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 When Mamdani broke with decades of mayoral tradition by snubbing the Israel Day Parade at the end of May and refusing to march in it, Tisch proudly represented the city at the event. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 And other fans just wanted to know how snubbing some reporters resulted in a penalty that felt more serious than other teams have received for far worse. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026 The detainees also claimed instances of judges allegedly snubbing their cases, or bonds being denied, to pressure them to self-deport. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 June 2026 In June and July of 1966, the Beatles performed in Europe, Japan, and the Philippines, where, in Manila, they were accused of snubbing then First Lady Imelda Marcos. — Air Mail, 30 May 2026 Fans are accusing her of snubbing Clark. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 But Minogue is catching flack from multiple angles for challenging Healey to debates while snubbing numerous requests from fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve, who made the ballot with just over 15% of the vote at the convention. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snubbing

Verb

The Assembly plan calls for rejecting the governor’s cap on certain damages that people can receive.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The council would have the final say in approving — or rejecting — Lucas’ nomination.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejecting

Verb

The individual was isolating, and officials were reaching out to anyone who had been exposed, the county health department said.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Existing defenses attempt to stop such attacks by wiping or isolating the processor’s prediction machinery before predictions are used.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of isolating

Verb

Oakley and Dolan have long feuded, with Oakley accusing Dolan of treating him less favorably than other Knicks legends, including by not providing him complimentary tickets and allegedly disrespecting him in other ways.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The leak itself received a mountain of backlash from industry professionals, animators and others for disrespecting the years of work put into crafting the film.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of disrespecting

Verb

Furthermore, Bailey stated that simply not cutting rates already constitutes monetary policy tightening.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Enacting a solution is liable to be a significant political battle, likely involving cutting benefits for some Americans or raising taxes on higher earners, or both.

— Ashley Lopez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cutting

Verb

Alice King Sacramento Hated rival Glad to hear the new San Diego Padres owner is a longtime Yankees fan, therefore hating the Dodgers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Yet the recent swirl of negative discourse around influencer culture has felt different, in part because hating influencers is no longer just a snarky internet pastime.

— Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026